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We are a group of professionals from a wide range of organizations and perspectives who are dedicated to addressing challenges to meeting the country's food and nutrition security goals - household agricultural production, food-related social safety nets, food safety, and dietary diversification.
The Food and Nutrition Security Community is facilitated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and co-facilitated by Nutrition Foundation of India (NFI), and is moderated by a Resource Team comprised of Mr. Gopi N Ghosh, Resource Person and Ms. T. N. Anuradha, Research Associate. Click here for the welcome message from the Facilitators, and click here for the message from the Resource Team.
Community Highlights During the year 2009, Food and Nutrition Security experienced extremities of climate, soaring food prices, financial recession, and the number of hungry people plummeting beyond one billion - noted as 'our tragic achievement in these modern days' in one of the FAO meetings. Pessimists predict that the worst is yet to come.
Despite such depressing notes, we welcome the New Year with optimism and caution. We have to be much more persistent; we have to much more resilient; we have to be innovative in searching out alternatives. The culture of consultation and thinking together, that we assiduously promote, will surely turn out to be effective and useful in leveraging our collective knowledge and experience to fight against hunger and malnutrition. Let's cherish that hope as said - deep in our heart, we do believe, we shall overcome .......
As we step into the New Year let us resolve to rededicate ourselves to pursue our objectives. Let us keep ourselves geared up to face the new challenges emerging in the fast changing scenarios of global and local dynamics. We are sure of your commitment and engagement in this knowledge community - as demonstrated by your active participation to keep the practice of knowledge sharing more vigorous and vibrant.
We thank you all for your continued encouragements, initiatives and participation in the community activities in the year just gone by. We also take this opportunity to wish you all, a very ‘Happy and Successful New Year’ - both at personal and professional domain.
Queries, e-Consultations and e-Discussions
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Query[se-food] FOR COMMENTS: Defining Role of National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management From K P R Vittal, National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Pune Seeks Commnets on the draft proposal of the proposed deemed-to-be-university for National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management (NIAM)
Recently Issued Consolidated Replies - The Community Issued its first Consolidated Reply in Hindi समुदाय चलित व प्रबंधित अन्न अधिकोषों का विकास – अनुभव
द्वारा उत्पल मैत्रा, एम.पी.आर.एल.पी, डी. एफ. आई. डी. एवम मध्यप्रदेश सरकार की परियोजना, भोपाल, मध्यप्रदेश http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/food/cr-public/cr-se-food-04050902-public.pdf चर्चासत्र ने क्षेत्र की खाद्य सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करने के लिए अन्न अधिकोष को एक माध्यम के तौर पर देखा, विभिन्न क्रियाशील मॉडलों की जानकारी दी और इसकी स्थिरता और निरंतरता के लिए सुझाव दिए, जिनमें समुदाय की भागीदारी सबसे मुख्य कारण बनके उभरा। Developing Community Led and Managed 'Grain Banks' (Experiences) from Utpal Moitra, Madhya Pradesh Rural Livelihoods Project, DFID and Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal. Issued on 30 June 2009
Hindi Version available at http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/food/cr-public/cr-se-food-04050902-public.pdf
English Version available at http://www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/food/cr-public/cr-se-food-04050901-public.pdf (Size: 243 KB)
Looks into grain banks as a mechanism for ensuring food security of a region, shares various models in operation, and suggests strategies for its sustainability of which active community participation emerged as the crucial factor.
 
 Improving Nutrition in Schools
Through an intervention by members of the Food and Nutrition Security Community steps were taken to promote consumption of fruits and vegetables to reduce micronutrient deficiencies... read more
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 “There has been a quite active discussion of issues around agricultural diversification and marketing in this group. “The group has played a key role in encouraging discussion between agricultural experts and nutritionists to address the issues of food security and agricultural diversification.” David Radcliffe, DFID, New Delhi | |
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